Public holidays in Venezuela, 2026
34 official public holidays in 2026, with 4 still ahead and around 35 working days remaining.
All public holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day DÃa de Año Nuevo | Public |
| Tue, Jan 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany DÃa de Reyes | Bank |
| Wed, Jan 14 | Wednesday | Feast of the Divina Pastora DÃa de la Divina Pastora | Observance |
| Thu, Jan 15 | Thursday | Teacher's Day DÃa del Maestro | Observance |
| Thu, Feb 12 | Thursday | Youth Day DÃa de la Juventud | Observance |
| Mon, Feb 16 | Monday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Tue, Feb 17 | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Sun, Mar 8 | Sunday | International Women's Day Dia Internacional de la Mujer | Observance |
| Thu, Mar 19 | Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day DÃa de San José | Bank |
| Sat, Mar 21 | Saturday | Slavery Abolition Anniversary DÃa del abolición de la esclavitud | Observance |
| Tue, Mar 31 | Tuesday | Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal | Observance |
| Sun, Apr 19 | Sunday | Beginning of the Independence Movement Proclamación de la Independencia | Public |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day DÃa del Trabajador | Public |
| Sun, May 3 | Sunday | Festival of the Crosses DÃa del Cruz del Mayo | Observance |
| Sun, May 10 | Sunday | Mother's Day DÃa de las Madres | Observance |
| Thu, May 14 | Thursday | Ascension Day DÃa de la Ascención | Bank |
| Thu, Jun 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Bank |
| Sun, Jun 21 | Sunday | Father's Day DÃa de los Padres | Observance |
| Wed, Jun 24 | Wednesday | Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo | Public |
| Sat, Jun 27 | Saturday | Journalists' Day DÃa del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria | Observance |
| Sun, Jul 5 | Sunday | Independence Day Cinco de julio | Public |
| Sun, Jul 19 | Sunday | Children's Day Dia del niño | Observance |
| Fri, Jul 24 | Friday | Simón BolÃvar's Birthday Natalicio del Libertador Simón BolÃvar | Public |
| Sat, Jul 25 | Saturday | Caracas City Foundation Day Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas | Observance |
| Mon, Aug 3 | Monday | Flag Day DÃa de la Bandera | Observance |
| Tue, Sep 8 | Tuesday | Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary DÃa del Virgen del Valle | Observance |
| Thu, Sep 24 | Thursday | Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy DÃa del Virgen de las Mercedes | Observance |
| Mon, Oct 12 | Monday | Day of Indigenous Resistance DÃa de la Resistencia IndÃgena | Public |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day DÃa de Todos los Santos | Bank |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Monday | All Souls' Day DÃa de los fieles difuntos | Observance |
| Tue, Dec 8 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception Day La Inmaculada Concepción | Bank |
| Thu, Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve Nochebuena | Public |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day Navidad | Public |
| Thu, Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve Nochevieja | Public |
Thu, Jan 1 · Thursday
New Year's Day
DÃa de Año Nuevo
Public
Tue, Jan 6 · Tuesday
Epiphany
DÃa de Reyes
Bank
Wed, Jan 14 · Wednesday
Feast of the Divina Pastora
DÃa de la Divina Pastora
Observance
Thu, Jan 15 · Thursday
Teacher's Day
DÃa del Maestro
Observance
Thu, Feb 12 · Thursday
Youth Day
DÃa de la Juventud
Observance
Mon, Feb 16 · Monday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Tue, Feb 17 · Tuesday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Sun, Mar 8 · Sunday
International Women's Day
Dia Internacional de la Mujer
Observance
Thu, Mar 19 · Thursday
Saint Joseph's Day
DÃa de San José
Bank
Sat, Mar 21 · Saturday
Slavery Abolition Anniversary
DÃa del abolición de la esclavitud
Observance
Tue, Mar 31 · Tuesday
Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira
Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal
Observance
Sun, Apr 19 · Sunday
Beginning of the Independence Movement
Proclamación de la Independencia
Public
Fri, May 1 · Friday
Labour Day
DÃa del Trabajador
Public
Sun, May 3 · Sunday
Festival of the Crosses
DÃa del Cruz del Mayo
Observance
Sun, May 10 · Sunday
Mother's Day
DÃa de las Madres
Observance
Thu, May 14 · Thursday
Ascension Day
DÃa de la Ascención
Bank
Thu, Jun 4 · Thursday
Corpus Christi
Bank
Sun, Jun 21 · Sunday
Father's Day
DÃa de los Padres
Observance
Wed, Jun 24 · Wednesday
Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo
Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo
Public
Sat, Jun 27 · Saturday
Journalists' Day
DÃa del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria
Observance
Sun, Jul 5 · Sunday
Independence Day
Cinco de julio
Public
Sun, Jul 19 · Sunday
Children's Day
Dia del niño
Observance
Fri, Jul 24 · Friday
Simón BolÃvar's Birthday
Natalicio del Libertador Simón BolÃvar
Public
Sat, Jul 25 · Saturday
Caracas City Foundation Day
Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas
Observance
Mon, Aug 3 · Monday
Flag Day
DÃa de la Bandera
Observance
Tue, Sep 8 · Tuesday
Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
DÃa del Virgen del Valle
Observance
Thu, Sep 24 · Thursday
Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy
DÃa del Virgen de las Mercedes
Observance
Mon, Oct 12 · Monday
Day of Indigenous Resistance
DÃa de la Resistencia IndÃgena
Public
Sun, Nov 1 · Sunday
All Saints' Day
DÃa de Todos los Santos
Bank
Mon, Nov 2 · Monday
All Souls' Day
DÃa de los fieles difuntos
Observance
Tue, Dec 8 · Tuesday
Immaculate Conception Day
La Inmaculada Concepción
Bank
Thu, Dec 24 · Thursday
Christmas Eve
Nochebuena
Public
Fri, Dec 25 · Friday
Christmas Day
Navidad
Public
Thu, Dec 31 · Thursday
New Year's Eve
Nochevieja
Public
Total holidays
34
in 2026
Working days remaining
35
between today and year end
Upcoming holidays
4
from today onward
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How Venezuela public holidays work in 2026
Venezuela marks 34 official public holidays across 2026. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Venezuela, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Venezuela are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2026. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Venezuela, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.